August schneider



(No Model.) A. SCHNEIDER.

GGLLAR FOR TRAINING ANIMALS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST SCHNEIDER, OF DRESDEN, GERMANY.

COLLAR FOR TRAINING ANIMALS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 441,706, dated December 2, 1890.

Application filed January 8,1890. Serial No. 336,320. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUST SCHNEIDER, ot' Dresden, Neustadt, in the Kingdom of Saxony and German Empire, have invented a new and useful Collar and Training-Necklace for Animals, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The object of the invention is to provide a collar which may be worn without inconvenience when the animal. is quiet and by which the animal may be controlled at the will of the person holding the cord when the animal is restive or disobedient.

In the drawings, Figure l is a sectional View of the collar with the clutch-lingers in normal position; Fig. 2, a section on lines x oc of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. l with the clutch-tingers thrown out to engage the animals neck; Fig. 4,a detail viewot the clutch-iingers at rest within the collar; and Fig. 5, a detail of longitudinal section through a portion of the collar, showing the clutchngers in edge elevation.

The collar consists of a steel band h, lined with leather l and having an outer leather covering w. The band b has at one end a buckle s, which receives the perforated ende of the leather when vthe collar is putin place. The outer coveringis connected with the band so as to leave an intermediate space by the projections o 02. Vithin the central portion of the collar is located a metallic shell h, and within this are arranged the slides which carry the clutch-ingers la 7a2. Each slide consists of two links, those carrying the finger k being marked g, and those carrying the clutch-fingerk2 are marked g2. The slides are arranged side by side, as in Fig. 5, and are designed to move in opposite directions when the operating-rope is pulled. Referring to slide g alone, it will be seen that the operating-rope n is connectedto its forward end by means of the short arm q', pivoted between the links of the slide. The clutch-finger 7c is pivoted at Z at the opposite or rear end of the slide, and extends forward from said pivot to project through an opening z" in the collar, it being curved and bearing upon the edge 3 of said opening. A spring f is connected to the tailpiece o of the clutch-linger, its other end being secured to the perforated projection o', and by this the slide is held normally in the position shown in Fig. l, the clutch-finger being now retracted Within the inner surface of the collar, the end, however, bearing against the edge 3 of the opening e. `Vhen the rope n is pulled upon, it will draw the slide g to the right, Fig. 1, and the clutch-tin ger k', moving also in that direction, will bear upon the edge 3, and be turned outward into the position of Fig. 3 to engage the neck of the animal. The rope n passes through the perforated projections o o2 to the ring r. The other slide g2 is arranged to move in opposite direction to that of the slide g', its clutch-finger being pivoted at its rear end 2, and the rope n being secured to the pivoted arm q2, Fig. 5, at its forward end. A spring]c2 is connected to the tail-piece o2, and the entire operationis similar to that of the other slide and clutch-finger, excepting that the movement is in the opposite direction. The clutchfinger 7a2 projects through an opening z2. The collar may be used as an ordinary one by attaching the rope to the ring r instead of t-he ring r.

I claim as my invention- In combination, the collar, the slides therein, the clutch-fingers extending in opposite directions through openings in the collar and each pivotally secured to one of the slides,

springs for holding the slides in normal position, and an operating-rope, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

AUGUST SCHNEIDER.

Witnesses:

ERNST MARCUS, NUYUP ROPE. 

